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Wisconsin breaks drought with streak of rainy weather

Even as farmers look out at flooded fields and event organizers struggle with thoughts of postponements and cancellations, you can still find a silver lining with all of the rain that has hit Door and Kewaunee counties this spring. The entire state of Wisconsin is drought-free for the first time in over a year, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Only a few patches in south-central and far northern Wisconsin are considered abnormal. Wisconsin's fourth-wettest spring on record has eliminated worries of fire warnings and low water levels, though it has been too wet to do many other things. In the past week, the area has seen about an inch of rain on top of the nearly an inch of rain that has already fallen this month. Weatherology meteorologist Jennifer Wojcicki says we are still shy of the average rainfall that we usually see during the month of June, but the rainier May is more than making up for it. She says transitioning from a La Nina to an El Nino weather pattern is why a raincoat and umbrella have been a part of your daily routine.

The weather forecast calls for a chance of rain through Saturday, with some relief pegged for Sunday and Monday. The relief will be brief as more rain is on the way for Monday night into Tuesday. 

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